Collar



Patented Apr. 5,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Adolf Olosmann, Leinlis'; Germany. .assignor to the firm Atlas A80, Ohemische F b Leipzig, Germany 3 Claims. (01. -143) The present invention relates to collars and particularly to collars made of paper, cardboard and similar materials, and to a process of making the same. v r

Collars which are made of materials that are easily subject to wear and tear, such as for example collars made of paper or cardboard, are usually reinforced at their front portions and the flaps where the two sides of the collar are fastened. together and secured to a shirt. The known constructions provide for this purpose suitable extensions. of the front portions when the collar is cut or stamped out of the blank. These extensions are then folded back and glued or otherwise secured to the inside of the collar separately for each individual collar, either manually or by machine, which requires considerable time and labor. I

The object of the present invention is to overcome these disadvantages of the prior -'art, to facilitate the production of collars and to save time and labor in the manufacture thereof. Another object resides in a new process of making collars, particularly collars made of paper or like material. l

A further object resides in producing a collar of paper or similar materials which resembles a collar of linen or the like to such an extent as not to bedistinguishable therefrom.

Still another object consists in a method of finishing such collars along their cut edges by coating them with a layer of varnish or similar material.

These and other objects of the invention will 5 be fully described in the following detailed description and shown in the accompanying diagrammatic drawing in which s Fig. 1 discloses the various stages of manufacture of a collar according to the invention, while Fig. 2 shows an end view of the collar in an intermediate stage of production.

According to the invention a blank 2 is provided having a width exceeding the normal.

length of the collar in its final form 4 as indicated 1 in dotted lines in Fig. 1. The side portions 6 of blank2, which preferably extend from points at or near the outer extremities 8 of the collar, are then coated on one facethereof with a thin layer of g1ue lil or similar material, folded over as shown in Fig. 2 with the layer of glue Ill 1 toward the inside of the fold,.and pressed blank 2 so as to be permanently secured-theretm Thereafter, the collar 4 is cut out of the folded and glued blank '2, including button holes I2.

55 By this method of production a collar is obeach collarv is not individually folded and glued into final form after beingv cut from the blank, but a large series of collars are so finished either simultaneously or in continuous operation.

After the collars 4 have been folded, glued and cut from the blank 2, the cut edges ll may be coated with a layer of varnish or similar material whereby the paper, cardboard orthe like of which the collars are made, is protected from splitting along the cut edges I4. Such a coating also serves to make the fact that the material is out along edges I2 unnoticeable and the edges l2 less conspicuous so that the collar which is made of cheap, substitute materials has the appearance'of a normal collar made of linen or similar expensive materials.

a c It is obvious that the steps of folding the portions-6, gluing them to the ;blank 2, cutting the shape of the collar 4 out of the blank, punching the button holes l0, and coating the cut edges ii of the collar, provided thi's'additional 'step appears necessary, are preferably performed Also, as compared with the collars made by previous methods, the collar according to the present invention is of neater appearance. When the; reinforcing portions are'folded and glued individually, the front edges of the collar are ,often uneven; while according to the present invention, theedges are sharply and cleanly out.

While I have described herein one embodiment of my invention I wish it to be understood that I do not intend to limit myself thereby except within the scope of the appended claims. Iclaim: 1. A method of producing paper collars which comprises folding over upon themselves the opposite edge portions of a paper blank which is wider than the length of a. collar to be formed from the blank, adhesively securing su ch foldedover portions to the body of the blank, and

cutting a collar from the blank thus formed with the ends of the collar locate d in the opposite folded-over portions.

2. A method of producing paper collars which comprises providing a paper blank 0! a width extending the normal length of the collar, applying to the opposite edge portions of said blank which are to form the ends of the collar on one face thereof a layer of adhesive material, ioldingover the parts of the side portions which exceed the. normal length oi the collar, pressing said parts against said blank, and cutting a collar ifi'om the blank thus formed with the ends oi the 1 collar located in the opposite folded-oven por-f tions.

3. A method of producing paper collars which 

